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August 2023

The Sanderson Brothers; Yachting in St. George’s Bay in the 1880s

Two brothers, Frank (Francis Joseph) and Fred (Frederick William) Sanderson, played a big part in yachting in St....
8 September 2023

Australian Wooden Boat Festival; Wooden Gems

The seagulls in Hobart are more raucous and the air looks much clearer, concluded Boating NZ’s Australian correspondent...
8 September 2023

125 years of model yachting

The Christchurch Model Yacht Club celebrated sailing on Lake Victoria in the central city’s Hagley Park for 125...
8 September 2023

One Family’s Boating Journey; A picnic too far

As the wave broke over my mother, I knew we had to turn back and that I’d probably...
8 September 2023

Fitting a diesel heater; Warming welcome

Fitting a safe, efficient diesel heater to your vessel makes winter boating much more enjoyable – and doing...
6 September 2023
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Nagual III
Nagual III
$269,000
Well-prepared 2001 Beneteau Oceanis 473 with offshore upgrades, three cabins, and reliable systems for extended cruising.

A lucky escape

Christian and I have a new birthday: February 11, 2023. On that day we nearly drowned, only surviving...
6 September 2023

Marquesas – the real, real world

Tom and Harriet Linskey break their trans-Pacific journey at the isolated Marquesas Islands, halfway between Panama and New...
5 September 2023

A century of action

Association seeks funds to continue its advocacy work on behalf of Auckland boaters.
5 September 2023

Seize every moment!

Occasional contributor George Empson’s photo somewhere on this page reminded me that boating takes many forms – and...
31 July 2023
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